The Role of Ego-threat in the Aggressive Behavior of Narcissistic Individuals
Bachelor Thesis – University of Utrecht Project 3 24-06-2016 Jasper Bos 4094069 Roos den Heijer 3771245 Erik Schwillens 5654629 Anne van Geen 3976661 Supervisor: Claire Garandeau Abstract Highly narcissistic individuals are prone to be more aggressive when their ego is threatened. This quantitative cross-sectional study tested whether ego-threat moderates the link between narcissism and overt aggression. Narcissism, overt aggression, trait self-esteem and ego-threat were measured in a sample of 565 young adolescents (mean age = 12.9)…